The 1930 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 6 April 1930. Frenchman René Dreyfus won the race in a privateer Bugatti, ahead of the works Bugattis of Louis Chiron and Guy Bouriat. The race was somewhat marred by allegations of race-fixing.
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Max Arco-Zinneberg Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6 4 Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6 6 Ernst Günther Burgaller German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T37A 1.5 L4 8 Hans Stuck Private entry Austro-Daimler Austro-Daimler ADM-R 3.6 L6 10 Emil Frankl Private entry Steyr ? 4.5 L6 12 Georges Bouriano Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 14 Juan Zanelli Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 16 Guy Bouriat Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 18 Louis Chiron Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 20 Michel Doré Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T37A 1.5 L4 22 René Dreyfus Ecurie Friederich Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 24 Philippe Étancelin Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 26 Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 28 William Grover-Williams Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 30 Bobby Bowes Private entry Frazer Nash ? 1.5 L4 32 Luigi Arcangeli Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 26B 2.1 L8 34 Baconin Borzacchini Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 26B 2.0 L8 36 Clemente Biondetti Scuderia Materassi Talbot Talbot 700 1.5 L8 38 Edmond Bourlier Scuderia Materassi Talbot Talbot 700 1.5 L8 40 Enzo Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo P2 2.0 L8 42 Goffredo Zehender Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 44 Veličkovič Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T37A 1.5 L4 46 Hans Stuber Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 ? Giuseppe Campari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo P2 2.0 L8
Starting grid Starting grid — 1930 Monaco Grand Prix Grover-WilliamsBugatti BorzacchiniMaserati StuberBugatti BouriatBugatti ChironBugatti ZanelliBugatti LehouxBugatti ZehenderBugatti DoréBugatti DreyfusBugatti ArcangeliMaserati ÉtancelinBugatti BiondettiTalbot StuckAustro-Daimler Arco-ZinnebergMercedes-Benz BourianoBugatti BurgallerBugatti
Note: grid slots were determined by drawing lots (Bowes, Ferrari and Frankl had provisionally been due to start on the first, third and fourth row, respectively).
Classification
Race PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 22 René Dreyfus Bugatti T35B 100 3:41:02.6 10 2 18 Louis Chiron Bugatti T35C 100 +23.8 5 3 16 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T35C 100 +8:17.8 4 4 42 Goffredo Zehender Bugatti T35B 100 +10:37.0 8 5 20 Michel Doré Bugatti T37A 100 +31:04.0 9 6 46 Hans Stuber Bugatti T35C 94 Flagged off 3 Ret 14 Juan Zanelli Bugatti T35B 92 Mechanical 6 Ret 6 Ernst Günther Burgaller Bugatti T37A 62 Engine 17 Ret 24 Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 60 Fuel pipe 12 Ret 26 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T35B 47 Rear axle 7 Ret 8 Hans Stuck Austro-Daimler ADM-R 31 Clutch, brakes 14 Ret 28 William Grover-Williams Bugatti T35C 29 Mechanical 1 Ret 32 Luigi Arcangeli Maserati 26B 29 Differential 11 Ret 36 Clemente Biondetti Talbot 700 14 Mechanical 13 Ret 12 Georges Bouriano Bugatti T35B 14 Steering damage 16 Ret 34 Baconin Borzacchini Maserati 26B 13 Brakes, crash 2 Ret 2 Max Arco-Zinneberg Mercedes-Benz SSK 1 Crash 15 DNS 4 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSK Excluded DNS 30 Bobby Bowes Frazer Nash Excluded DNA 10 Emil Frankl Steyr Did not appear DNA 38 Emil Bourlier Talbot 700 Withdrawn DNA 40 Enzo Ferrari Alfa Romeo P2 Did not appear DNA 44 Veličkovič Bugatti T37A Did not appear DNA ? Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo P2 Did not appear Source:
References
External links